New Rodeo Receives Award from the City of Victoria

CONGRATULATIONS:

The  New Rodeo restaurant, 407 E. Rio Grande St. has just received the  Keep Victoria Beautiful Business Beautification Award for the month of June. This is a monthly award that is given monthly to recognize businesses that help to beautify the Victoria community through property upkeep, landscaping, and other improvements. This is something that I noticed last week as I drove past the Rodeo Restaurant. The restaurant received a traveling sign to display and bragging rights during the month of June

NOMINATE A BUSINESS:

Do you know of a Victoria business that is doing its part to help keep Victoria Beautiful? Nominate them for our monthly beautification award! Here are the nomination guidelines:

All businesses within the City of Victoria limits are eligible for nomination.

Business owners must not nominate their own business

Nominations must be received by the 25^th of the month and the winner will be chosen at the following month’s KVB board meeting.

A business can only win the award once every 2 years.  

Here is what the judges will be looking at:

Building front is attractive and inviting, with clean paint or bricks

Trees, shrubs and/or flowers are healthy and well-maintained (weeding, mulching, watering, pruning).

Grass is mowed

Sidewalks, curbs, parking areas, and fencing are weeded.

Any benches, trash cans, and/or chairs are in good condition.

Parking area is litter-free.

Store front has attractive signs.

Dumpsters and trash areas are clean and tidy.

Old, unused bulky items are not stored around or behind the store i.e. equipment, furniture, supplies.

Nominate a business by clicking here.

Pictured from left, are Rick Madrid, assistant director of the City of Victoria Development Services; Javier Lopez, New Rodeo staff member; Maritza Lopez, New Rodeo manager; Francisco Lopez, New Rodeo owner; Shannon Longoria, KVB board chair; Meredith Byrd, KVB Beautification Committee chair; Kim McGill, KVB board member; Christy Youker, City of Victoria environmental and beautification coordinator; Mike Etienne, assistant city manager; and Darryl Lesak, director of Environmental Services